[from Gen. Knox Sec. War N^o / 4 /] War Department June 29^th 1792 Sir, I have the honor to transmit you a duplicate of mine to you, of the 22 instant, and to acknowledge the receipt of your favors of the 15 & 22 instant — The anxiety you express, for the arrival of your troops is material, & they will be marched as fast as they shall be recruited — but although the number may be estimated at fifteen hundred, yet it will [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], before [undecipherable] [undecipherable] arrive at Pittsburgh. Stokes troop will move forward from Reading this day, and [undecipherable: probable reading Ashton's] command probably moved yesterday from [undecipherable: probable reading Carlisle]. One hundred men will have moved some days ago, belonging to Captains Lewis & [undecipherable] companies and I presume Cap^t [undecipherable] Smith must have marched from Richmond. it would seem he has been detained for his [undecipherable: probable reading Equipments], which sailed from this place for Richmond the 22 of May. It is the Presidents desire, that you shall halt at Pittsburgh for the present, in order to arrange the troops & discipline them: although this is his desire, he cannot give it as an order, because your main view of the objects upon the frontiers, will enable you to judge, more accurately, in what particular place the public service will require your presence. Nothing further has been received from Brig^d Gen. Wilkinson. the express has been employed on a temporary service, but if nothing further shall be received, in a few days he will return. [undecipherable] Captain Brant left this yesterday on his [undecipherable]